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Small Craft Advisory 46, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Dec 18, 2015, 3:02 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 18, 2015, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2015, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2015, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2015, 2:26 PM EST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
938 WHUS72 KKEY 182002 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 302 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-190415- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.151218T2100Z-151219T2300Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 302 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL NEAR AND OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS...INCLUDING HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA BAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS...FIRST IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF WATERS AND WESTERN STRAITS THIS EVENING...AND THEN FURTHER EASTWARD TO ENCOMPASS ALL GULF...BAY...AND ATLANTIC WATERS SURROUNDING THE KEYS TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 10 FEET IN THE GULF AND WESTERN STRAITS WATERS EARLY TONIGHT...AND THEN AS HIGH 11 TO 12 FEET ACROSS ALL STRAITS WATERS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
16 follow-up statements
199 WHUS72 KKEY 190341 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1041 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-191030- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151219T2300Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1041 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 KNOTS ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS...THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS 20 TO 60 NM WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY...THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO HALFMOON SHOAL LIGHT...AND THE WATERS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL AND DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 11 TO 12 FEET IN THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS AND ALL OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS WATERS OVERNIGHT...WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 6 FEET IN HAWK CHANNEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ DAF
341 WHUS72 KKEY 190927 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 427 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-191600- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151220T1000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 427 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...MAINTAINING THEIR INTENSITY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 FEET IN THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 14 FEET THIS AFTERNOON IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ CLR
853 WHUS72 KKEY 191533 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1033 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-192230- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151220T1000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1033 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 11 FEET IN THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS...AND UP TO 14 FEET IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
751 WHUS72 KKEY 192003 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 303 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-200415- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151220T2200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 303 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 9 FEET IN THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS...AND UP TO 14 FEET IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
365 WHUS72 KKEY 200322 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1022 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-201000- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151220T2200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1022 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS WATERS... * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS...WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 14 FEET EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BS
879 WHUS72 KKEY 200932 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 432 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-201600- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151220T2200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 432 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS...WILL PREVAIL TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 14 FEET EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM...AND SEAS WILL REACH 8 FEET IN THE GULF WATERS SURROUNDING THE DRY TORTUGAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ CLR
644 WHUS72 KKEY 201344 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 844 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-202145- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151220T2200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 844 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS WATERS... * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS...WILL PREVAIL TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 14 FEET EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM...AND SEAS WILL REACH 8 FEET IN THE GULF WATERS SURROUNDING THE DRY TORTUGAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BWC
096 WHUS72 KKEY 201937 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 237 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-210345- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151221T1000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 237 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS...WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 14 FEET EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM...AND SEAS WILL REACH 8 FEET IN THE GULF WATERS SURROUNDING THE DRY TORTUGAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BWC
657 WHUS72 KKEY 210312 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1012 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-211000- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151221T1000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1012 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS...WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 14 FEET EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BS
401 WHUS72 KKEY 210928 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 428 AM EST MON DEC 21 2015 GMZ031-211030- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151221T1000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- 428 AM EST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR FLORIDA BAY. $$ GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-211530- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151222T0400Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 428 AM EST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS...SUSTAINED EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PERSIST TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...HAWK CHANNEL...AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM THIS MORNING. SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEYOND FIVE FATHOMS THIS MORNING. SEAS AS HIGH AS 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN HAWK CHANNEL THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KASPER
740 WHUS72 KKEY 211526 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1026 AM EST MON DEC 21 2015 GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-212100- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151222T0400Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1026 AM EST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS...SUSTAINED EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PERSIST TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...HAWK CHANNEL...AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEYOND FIVE FATHOMS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS UP TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN HAWK CHANNEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
109 WHUS72 KKEY 212113 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 413 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 GMZ032>035-212215- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151222T0400Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 413 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE GULF WATERS ADJACENT AND OFFSHORE FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS. $$ GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-220330- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151222T1100Z/ HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 413 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND HAWK CHANNEL. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
602 WHUS72 KKEY 220318 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1018 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-221100- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151222T1100Z/ HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1018 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND HAWK CHANNEL. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
732 WHUS72 KKEY 220927 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 427 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-221530- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151222T1600Z/ HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 427 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING ACROSS HAWK CHANNEL AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS UP TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KASPER
243 WHUS72 KKEY 221514 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1014 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-222200- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151222T2200Z/ HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1014 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH SURFACE WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BS
164 WHUS72 KKEY 221926 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 226 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-222030- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-151222T2200Z/ HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 226 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC. BE THAT AS IT MAY...SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT DUE TO SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS. $$ BS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Key West, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 18, 2:14 PM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 2:14 PM EST, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 214 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .DISCUSSION... A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH IS STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN EXTREME OF OUR COASTAL WATERS AT THIS HOUR...WITH THE FRONT ANALYZED OFF LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO TURN TO THE WEST DUE TO THE TROUGH...BUT REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AND GENTLE ALONG THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. ALTHOUGH LAYERED CLOUDS HAVE TRAVERSED THE SERVICE AREA...THICKER COVERAGE IS STILL TO OUR WEST/NORTHWEST. TEMPERATURES ARE BETWEEN 80 AND 85 DEGREES ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH OUR SERVICE AREA THIS EVENING...AND THEN TO OR NOT MUCH FURTHER SOUTH OF OUR SOUTHERN MARINE ZONES BEFORE WINDS PITCH TO THE NORTHEAST. OUR FORECAST REASONING HAS NOT CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM OUR PREVIOUS FEW ISSUANCES. THE HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT EXPANDS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH ON SATURDAY AND THEN TO THE CAROLINA COASTLINE BY SUNDAY. THUS...A WELCOME BUT BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM THE HUMIDITY AND HEAT IS ON TAP FOR THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BE WINDY THOUGH...EVEN AS THE WINDS TURN MORE TOWARDS THE EAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL MODERATE LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS THE BROAD HIGH SURFACE PRESSURE ADVANCES FURTHER INTO THE ATLANTIC. THE RATHER QUICK CLOCKING OF THE WINDS ALSO USHERS IN A RETURN OF MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES. WITH TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE THE SEASONAL EXPECTATION FROM MONDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...WE WILL HAVE RAIN CHANCES HOVERING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. A BROAD TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THAT TIME. && .MARINE... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS ON THE AFTERNOON ISSUANCE. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND ACCELERATE TO 25 OR EVEN 30 KNOTS...FIRST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF AND WESTERN STRAITS THIS EVENING...AND THEN FURTHER EASTWARD BEYOND MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 11 TO 13 FEET IN THE STRAITS AND SOUTHEASTERN GULF MUCH OF THAT TIME. A MODERATING TREND DOES NOT BEGIN UNTIL LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS WINDS TURN MORE FROM THE EAST...AND THE BROAD HIGH SURFACE PRESSURE ADVANCES FURTHER INTO THE ATLANTIC. && .AVIATION... EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH 19/18Z AT BOTH THE KEY WEST AND MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE KEYS AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS CURRENTLY...WILL VEER TO THE NORTH THROUGH 18/23Z...WHILE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CEILINGS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE VFR CRITERIA WITH ONLY BRIEF IMPACT...IF ANY...FROM SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. && .CLIMATE... ON THIS DATE IN KEYS WEATHER HISTORY...2009...3.28 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT THE KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...SETTING THE DAILY RECORD FOR RAINFALL IN KEY WEST ON DECEMBER 18TH. RAINFALL RECORDS FOR KEY WEST DATE BACK TO 1871. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KEY WEST 70 74 68 77 / 40 - 10 20 MARATHON 69 75 69 78 / 40 - 10 20 && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075. && PUBLIC/MARINE.........04 AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....BWC DATA COLLECTION.......CHESSER VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/KEY FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AT... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSKEYWEST WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSKEYWEST
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 11:03 AM EST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1103 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-191100- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1103 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ALL NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING THE KEYS THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE A FEW CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS ALL COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE DUE TO A QUICK SHIFT IN WINDS TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY WINDS WHICH WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO MONDAY FOR MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE ADVISORY WILL BE TRIMMED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS WINDS AND SEAS RELAX. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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